St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-14

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GERMAN officials deny that state of
siege for Alsace Lorraine Is contemplated
ARRANGEMENTS are in contemplation for
considerable extension of the fast-mail
system at st. Louis.
CAPTAIN F. W. DAWSON, of the Charles
ton Ne,cs and Courier, proposes to sue the
New York Sun for 500, 900 for libel.
WASHINGTON goSslpS, busy with the
Presidential succession, are of the opinion
that Hill will support Cleveland enthusi-
astically.
IT is intimated that upon the retirement
of Attorney General Garland from the
Cabinet he will take up his residence in
New York
THE Parnellites continue their policy of
obstruction in the British Parliament,
nearly two hundred amendments being
offered to one clause of the Grimes act.
IT is thought that the President will re-
peat his last summers trip to the Adiron-
dacks, in which case Colonel and Mrs.
Lamont will be members of the presi-
dental party.
DEsERTERs report that the Hadendowa
Arabs, assisted by other friendly tribes,
have dislodged the Soudanese rebels from
Kassala, and have captured Osman Digna
and Abu Girga.
JUDGE HILTON has given Meissonier's
painting of ''1S0T' to the New York Metro
politan Museum Of Art. He has also pre-
scented the museum with Detailles' DE
Tense of Champigny."
HE largest gas well in the world has
just been discovered at Fairmount, Ind.
The test of Prof Orion, State Geologist
of Ohio, shows that it is flowing nearly
100000 feet per day.
A NEW YORK paper says that Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland has returned to her
first calling by accepting the position of
first assistant in well known school for
young ladies in that city.
THIRTY-EIGHT pedestrians started in a
six days go-as- you please at Philadelphia
on the night of the 30sh. Among them
We're Vint, Noremac, Hughes and Hart.
The prizes aggregate about Sc, O0o
QUIET was restored in Louisville, KY,
on the 3)th, without any further serious
demonstration. One of the negro culprits
claims to be able to prove an alibi, but
little credence is given to his story.
IT is learned from Sir John Macdonald,
the Canadian Premier, that he (Sir John)
is to be raised to the peerage on June p.
He will be given a seat in the House of
Lords and will retire permanently from
politics.
NJ. ScHNAEBELEs has given notice that
he will refuse to accept the diamond cross,
which it was proposed to give him, and
the donations which have been made to-
ward the purchase have been given to the
Alsace-Lorraine Society.
NJ. ScHNAEBELEs, who has been the
central figure of the latest disturbing in
cident in Europe, was released by the
German authorities and arrived in Paris
on the 30th. He was given an ovation
along the route of his journey.
The general executive board of the
Knights of Labor, after three days con-
ference with the representatives of the
stove-molders throughout the country,
have decided that they will not interfere
in the present controversy about the St
Louis patterns.
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Mr.. GLADSTONE, in a letter asking to be
excused from attending a meeting in IA
vor of the characterization movement,
gives as one of his reasons the statement
that he is busilv engaged in opposing the
compulsory incubation of the whole Irish
nation with the Coercion bill.
1T is reported at Washington that rup-
ture has occurred between United States
Minister Phelps and Consul General Wal
Ter of London. The report is that the diff
ficulty is of such OF such nature that
the resignation of one or the other of the
gentlemen is certain to follow.
CASPER Fl. BORGESS., Catholic Bishop of
Detroit, Mich, has resigned. During his
seventeen years, incumbencv he has
had very many trou bles, and before send
ing in his resignation promulgated SEN
tence of communication against those
concerned in the Polish riots year ago.
THE point having been raised that the
Treasury Department has NO right to alter
the existing designs of the United States
coins withoutexpress authority from Con-
gress, the circulars issued a month ago in
viting designs for silver dollars and minor
COINS and promising prize of So, 500 to
the person whose design was accepted,
have been withdrawn.
On the recommend alton of Colonel
Switz!er, Secretary Fairchild has APP
pointed Mr.. Theodore McMin, of ST. Louis,
TO collect statistics relative to the COM
merce OF the Mississippi river and the
bridges which span it above Cairo. Mr.
Norman Walker has also been appointed
to m AXE similar statistics for the Ohio
river and the Mississippi river below
Cairo.
PRESIDENT GARFIFLD's widow is to be
in Washing ton shortly and will attend the
ceremonies when her husbands statue is
unveiled on the 18th inst Mrs Garfield |
will be the fifth ex-lady of the White !
House who has visited Washington since
the first OF February, the others being
Grant MpS